Deaths of Miami Gardens couple in house fire ruled murder-suicide, police say
Rhonda Spencer, 65, and her husband, Timothy Fordham, 59, died in the fire that engulfed their home near Hard Rock Stadium.
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Rhonda Spencer, 65, and her husband, Timothy Fordham, 59, died in the fire that engulfed their home near Hard Rock Stadium.
Authorities said the fire started near the area of Southwest 127th Avenue and Southwest 128th Street in the Three Lakes area.
A grass fire burning in Southwest Miami-Dade Wednesday afternoon, near the Miami Executive Airport, has burned 15 acres, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
Crews from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded Wednesday afternoon to a grass fire near Miami Executive Airport in Southwest Miami-Dade.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said it happened around midnight on a property at SW 104 Street and Krome Avenue.
As of late Friday evening, Card Sound Road and all lanes on 18-Mile Stretch had fully reopened after intermittent lane closures that began Thursday afternoon.
Officials are warning of ongoing traffic disruptions as firefighting efforts continue.
One neighbor told CBS News Miami that he reported hearing gunshots to Miami Gardens police before the blaze erupted.
The family of a couple killed during a Miami Gardens house fire is seeking answers. CBS News Miami's Peter D'Oench reports a neighbor reported hearing "shots fired."
Family members are grieving the deaths of 65-year-old Rhonda Spencer and her husband of 20 years, Timothy Foreham.
A massive fire early Wednesday morning destroyed a Miami Gardens home near Hard Rock Stadium.
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A Homestead man is facing arson and battery charges after police say he set his pregnant daughter's home on fire, killing her dog.
A Homestead man is facing arson and battery charges after police say he set his pregnant daughter's home on fire, killing her dog. CBS News Miami's Marybel Rodriguez has the story.
When firefighters arrived, flames were shooting through the roof.
Two people were taken to the hospital following a raging house fire in Wilton Manors on Wednesday afternoon, authorities confirmed.
The fire broke out around 1:30 p.m. at an industrial park located in the 3800 block of West 108th Street.
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With much of the fire inaccessible to ground crews, officials deployed additional aerial support to combat the flames.
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Anthawn Ragan was sentenced to life in prison in the shooting death of 10-year-old Aaron Vu in 2013.
Anne Mae Demegillo, 20, of Palm Coast, has since been charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child.
It's going to be warm in South Florida on Tuesday, but some record-high temperatures are possible later this week
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that it would be the "most intense day" of strikes against Iran so far.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that it would be the "most intense day" of strikes against Iran so far.
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